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Tabelle 4.2-2: Review “Perception”: SR-Evidence for Interventions That Aim to Change Perceptual Abilities of People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Author/Year Study Objectives Design/ Participants
Intervention and Outcomes
Measure
Results
Study Limitations
Chung & Lai (2002) 73
To review the clinical efficiency
of Snoezelen for older
people with dementia.
SR
N=2 RCTs: 261
2 RCTs
Baker (2003): N=136
van Weert (2005): N=125
Intervention
Snoezelen interventions
Outcome Measures
Behaviours, mood
No differences between
groups were found on most
outcomes.
Limited evidence was available;
meta-analyses could not
be conducted.
AD= Alzheimer’s Disease; ADLs = activities of daily living; RCT = randomized controlled trial, SR = systematic review
Source: taken with adaptations from Suppl. Table 2, Letts (2011a)
Tabelle 4.2-3: Review “Perception”: RCT-Evidence for Interventions That Aim to Change Perceptual Abilities of People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Author/Year
Inpatient/ or Outpatient
Study Objectives
Design/ Participants
Intervention and Outcomes Measure
Results
Study Limitations
Baillon et al. (2004)
also reported in Baillon et
al. (2005)
BOTH IN- and OUTPA-
TIENT
To assess the effects of
Snoezelen on agitated behaviour
of people with AD.
RCT
N=25
recruited from three purpose
built units providing
inpatient and day care facilities
for the care of older
people with mental health
problems
Intervention
Snoezelen intervention by trained
staff in 3 sessions, each lasting 40
min, over 2 wk
Control
Alternative OT-intervention
(reminiscence intervention by
trained staff in 3 sessions, each lasting
40 min, over 2 wk)
Outcome Measures
Agitation, heart rate, mood
No statistically significant
difference was found between
Snoezelen and reminiscence
interventions in agitation
from pretreatment to
immediately or 15 min posttreatment.
No significant differences
were found in mood
ratings (positive or negative).
A small sample was used;
sample selection bias is possible.
Only immediate effects
were evaluated.
73 Cochrane Review: New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions), published in Issue 1, 2009, review content assessed as up-to-date: 21 April 2008.
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